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Search Engine Results Redirect

jtg.1983 · 2011-03-30T07:40:02+00:00

Good day, I've been having quite a difficult time cleansing my system of a rather insidious bit of malware. It started with Windows Defender fake program.... (my mother clicking a "Hey, check out this picture" link on facebook. Facebook is a mine field for the over 40 crowd) which I was able to stop and remove by way of RKILL & some manual deleting. Not sure if it is another sympton of Windows defender or something different all together, but the results from search engines appear, but attempting to view anything causes a redirect to any number of bogus search sites. I''ve tried AdAware, Malwarebytes, Avast, Superspyware, combofix, GMER, MS Malware, and probably a half dozen other such programs but to no avail. Curiously enough, the Roxio BOT (Back on Track) program has been fouled up suddenly as well, leaving me unable to restore a saved state either via windows, start --> Progs -->Roxio, etc. & F6 x 6 at start up. Bizarre. Any help would be most appreciated. I've downloaded OTL as we

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melboy

April 13, 2011, 8:05 PM UTC

Hi jtg.1983

It has been two days since my last post.

Do you still need help?
Do you need more time?
Are you having problems following my instructions?
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NonSuch

April 15, 2011, 7:14 AM UTC

a lack of response,